BDC’s mission is to help create and develop Canadian businesses through financing, capital and advisory services, with a focus on small and medium-sized enterprises.As a complementary lender, we offer loans and investments that fill out or complete services available from other financial institutions.We have more than 75 years of experience working with small and medium-sized businesses. Our 2,600 dedicated and experienced employees help 95,000 entrepreneurs reach their full potential from a network of business centers across the country. Our head office is in Montreal.As a commercial Crown corporation, BDC has a single shareholder—the Government of Canada.